Datasheet

LM79M05, LM79M12, LM79M15
www.ti.com SNOS553D –MAY 1998–REVISED APRIL 2013
DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS
The LM79MXX fixed voltage regulator series have thermal-overload protection from excessive power, internal
short-circuit protection which limits the circuit's maximum current, and output transistor safe-area compensation
for reducing the output current as the voltage across the pass transistor is increased.
Although the internal power dissipation is limited, the junction temperature must be kept below the maximum
specified temperature in order to meet data sheet specifications. To calculate the maximum junction temperature
or heat sink required, the following thermal resistance values should be used:
Package θ
JC
θ
JA
(°C/W) (°C/W)
TO-220 3 40
(1)
θ
CA
= θ
CS
+θ
SA
Solving for T
J
:
T
J
= T
A
+ P
D
(θ
JC
+θ
CA
) or
= T
A
=+ P
D
θ
JA
(Without a Heat Sink)
Where
T
J
= Junction Temperature
T
A
= Ambient Temperature
P
D
= Power Dissipation
θ
JC
= Junction-to-Case Thermal Resistance
θ
CA
= Case-to-Ambient Thermal Resistance
θ
CS
= Case-to-Heat Sink Thermal Resistance
θ
SA
= Heat Sink-to-Ambient Thermal Resistance
θ
JA
= Junction-to-Ambient Thermal Resistance
Typical Applications
Bypass capacitors are necessary for stable operation of the LM79MXX series of regulators over the input voltage
and output current ranges. Output bypass capacitors will improve the transient response of the regulator.
The bypass capacitors (2.2μF on the input, 1.0μF on the output), should be ceramic or solid tantalum which have
good high frequency characteristics. If aluminum electrolytics are used, their values should be 10μF or larger.
The bypass capacitors should be mounted with the shortest leads, and if possible, directly across the regulator
terminals.
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